A 23 year old Romanian man caught supplying cocaine in Gloucester during a big police crackdown called Operation Rockhopper was today bailed to await sentence at the city crown court.

Marius Craciun of Ryecroft st, Gloucester, who has lived in the UK for 18 months, pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply between June 15 and September 22 last year.

Prosecutor Simon Dent said Craciun is one of a number of people arrested in Operation Rockhopper - which involves a criminal plot to move 46 kilos of cannabis and cocaine from Birmingham into Gloucester.

The prosecution believe Craciun to be a 'substantial role street dealer,' he said.